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No bird flu case reported in Jordan since 2006 — Health Ministry
By JT - Dec 14,2017 - Last updated at Dec 14,2017
AMMAN — The Health Ministry has denied reports about the death of a woman from bird flu, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported on Thursday. The ministry stressed that the Kingdom has not recorded any bird flu cases since 2006, when an Arab national was diagnosed with bird flu in Jordan.
A Health Ministry statement on Thursday said that the woman who died was suffering from seasonal flu and was admitted to a private hospital in Amman as a result of pneumonia complications.
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